AeroFarms has new products in the works

Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms, an indoor vertical grower of greens, is working on developing new products, said cofounder and chief marketing officer Marc Oshima.

New Jersey secretary of agriculture Douglas Fisher and Marc Oshima, cofounder and chief marketing officer of AeroFarms, Newark, N.J., attend the May Eastern Produce Council barbecue dinner meeting.
New Jersey secretary of agriculture Douglas Fisher and Marc Oshima, cofounder and chief marketing officer of AeroFarms, Newark, N.J., attend the May Eastern Produce Council barbecue dinner meeting.
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Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms, an indoor vertical grower of greens, is working on developing new products, said cofounder and chief marketing officer Marc Oshima.

“It’s all customer-driven,” he said.

The company is increasing its reach into more Shop Rite locations with its retail brand, Dream Greens, Oshima said.

Oshima and New Jersey secretary of agriculture Douglas Fisher attended the May barbecue dinner meeting organized by the Eastern Produce Council, at Demarest Farm.

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